Student Development Committee

All Student Development Committee meetings are open to everyone. Participation is encouraged.

College Goal for Student Development Committee

College Goal 3: Develop strategies to increase the proportion of full-time students including learning communities, cohort groups, enhanced facilities, and improved course availability.

List of all College Goals.

Members

Assigned Members

  • Paula Schoenecker, Co-Chair
  • Ron Travenick, Co-Chair
  • Wayne Takakuwa, College Council Facilitator
  • Debbie Tucker, College Council Facilitator
  • Allison Bly
  • Rosary Cordova
  • Tina Dodson
  • Wendy Lao
  • David Topham

Meetings are open to everyone. Your participation is encouraged.

Meetings, Activities, Notes and Documents

Meeting Schedule

Spring 2006 semester meetings will be on the first and third Tuesdays, 3:00pm - 4:00pm in Room 1202A:

  • February 7
  • February 21
  • March 7
  • April 4
  • April 18
  • May 2
  • May 16

Also, refer to the Ohlone College Events Calendar.

Meeting Notes and Related Documents

Other Documents

Not provided.

Groups Reporting to this Committee

(As of October 26, 2004.)

  • Academic Appeals Committee – A&R appeals – mostly related to registration issues, readmission petitions, student record issues
  • Assessment Committee – currently looking at new technology and assessment materials
  • Financial Aid Advisory Committee – students turned down for financial aid can appeal decision
  • Graduation Committee – deals with all aspects of annual graduation ceremony
  • Integrating College Communications to Students (ICCS) – communication oversight to students over email, by letter, in schedule/catalog – oversees writing standards, overlap of information
  • Matriculation Committee – funding compliance
  • Student Conduct Hearing Board – recommendations for suspension/expulsion go to this group if student doesn't agree with one of these sanctions and requests formal hearing
  • Student Equity – revision of the Student Equity Plan needs to take place by the end of January 2005

Committee Objectives

  1. Increase from 25% to 40% students enrolled full-time by September, 2009 compared to 2003-04 baseline.
  2. Increase by 15% over Fall 2003 semester to semester retention rates of ESL and basic skills students by September, 2009.
  3. Increase by 7% over Fall 2003 semester to semester retention rates of students taking more than 6.5 credits by September, 2009.

Areas within Student Services

  • Admissions and Records
  • Orientation
  • Placement / Assessment
  • Counseling (advising, goals, skills assessment, Personal Development (PD) classes)
  • Financial Aid
  • Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS), including Cooperative Agencies Resources for Education (CARE) and CalWORKs
  • Campus Activities
  • Disabled Student Program and Services (DSPS)
  • Transfer and Career Services
  • Recruitment
  • Graduation
  • Discipline
  • Student Health Center
  • Tri-Cities One-Stop Center, Newark

Student Development Committee